The weather has largely been very pleasant this past week – sunny days with only occasional rain showers. This nice climate is also what’s been going around in the automotive industry, with exciting new models coming out last week. We give you your five favorite stories from September 4 to 10, 2023 in this edition of the AutoFun Philippines Rearview Roundup! What’s cooking at Hyundai Philippines? Hyundai Motor Philippines has had a resurgence since it became a full subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co

Another point for Tesla! Nissan US has become the first Japanese automaker that lets you charge with Tesla's proprietary North American Charging Standard (NACS) plug type. Nissan's adoption of the Tesla EV plug standard now allows customers looking for charging stations to have an easier time, as it will enable them to gain access to the American EV-maker's wide network of supercharging stations. The agreement between Tesla and Nissan sees that from 2024, NACS charging adapters will be fitted to

Disclaimer: Maxus Philippines lent us its Maxus D60 Pro review unit with a full tank of gasoline for one full week. Would you ever imagine that within half a century, mankind would go from landlines and payphones to smartphones and internet messaging and that car technology would go from life-saving seatbelts to collision avoidance? Perspective-wise, it would probably have been difficult for the Volvo engineer who designed the seat belt to imagine a world where computers can avoid collisions alt

The Perodua Axia has already been launched in Malaysia, featuring more technology than ever, raising the bar for entry-level hatchbacks. This was followed by the Daihatsu Ayla and Toyota Agya launches in Indonesia. For the uninitiated, all three are related and form the basis of what we know as the Toyota Wigo. The model rollouts in Malaysia and Indonesia give us a good idea of what we can expect the next-gen small Toyota hatchback will carry with it once it launches locally. Here are the top fi

Ever fancied the Nissan Kicks e-POWER but wanted something bigger? If you live in Singapore, you might just have that chance. Tan Chong Motor Sales, the distributor of Nissan vehicles in the island state, is set to unveil an EV version of its T33 X-Trail crossover, called the X-Trail e-POWER, at the Singapore Motor Show 2023. Although this variant has been available in Japan since July 2022, this is the first time that it has been introduced in an ASEAN market. Electric motor, gas generator Much

The last time we reported on Spanish-based car distributor Astara, it was finalizing its plans to enter the grueling 2023 Dakar Rally. But the company announced more relevant news in a December 1, 2022 press statement following its formal contract signing with Chinese carmaker GAC Motor in the Philippines. Astara began operations locally on January 2022 and distributes the French car brand Peugeot. The firm also distributes GAC Motor in Peru and Chile. “We are truly honored to continue GAC Motor